Jeff Bezos

Amazon warehouse workers who hate their job and are eyeing the exit now have a lucrative payout offer. Online retail giant Amazon.com is offering its employees up to $5,000 if they quit, Chief Executive Jeffrey Bezos wrote in a letter to shareholders. Bezos spoke about a program offered to employees called "Pay to Quit" and credited Zappos, another online retailer known for its progressive human resources style, for the idea. The program is offered once a year to employees at its warehouses. The first year the offer is for $2,000. After that, it rises $1,000 every year until it reaches $5,000. Crazy? Not so much, some experts say. The practice has been credited by some...

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